A little bit about me.

As long as I can remember I have loved art, and creating it. I knew art was for me when I was in kindergarten class, and we had “creative hour”. I set up a sheet of paper on an easel, poured out some red and white hand paint next to each other on a dish, and started mixing. Little did I know, that magical swirling action would produce the color PINK! Pink, yep, that was pretty amazing for the 5-year-old me, and I was hooked to mixing paint, drawing, and pretty much being involved in anything remotely creative from that point on.

I participated in elective art classes in high school, went onto MIAD for a year, with a focus on illustration, and ended up transferring to UW-Oshkosh to attain my BFA in Painting & Drawing.

While in college, I was honored to receive one of two collaborative research grants given to art students each year. It was an amazing experience, and I grew so much from it.

Since then, I have been working on many different pieces. Ceramics, paintings, drawings, illustrations, plein air work, commissions, and so much more. It’s wonderful to be able to still be doing, what I fell in love with hook line and sinker some 25+ years ago.

Thank you for visiting.

~Vicki

 

Contact Info:

Email: liu.vicki.l@gmail.com

(Please submit any commission inquiries by email).

 

My 2019 interview with Tom Ray.

My 2019 interview with Tom Ray.

Art & Color Magazine Special Merit Award

    • MIAD – 2004 ( Illustration)

    • UW-Oshkosh – 2005 – 2007 ( BFA Painting & Drawing )

    • Fox Valley Tech – 2009 – 2011 ( AA – Web Design & Development )

    • Instructor: Hector Acuna – Casein Painting - 2023

    • Instructor: Hector Acuna - Open Water Plein Air - 2023

    • Instructor: Rick Fendora - Stained Glass Immersion - 2023

    • Instructor: Tobie Depauw - Book Building - 2024

    • Instructor: Bethann Moran-Handzlik: Outdoor Still Life (Alla Prima) - 2024

    • Instructor: Natalie Featherston: Painting Textures in Still Life & Trompe L'Oeil Workshop - 2025

    • Artist David Cheifetz – 2017

    • Rotary Scholarship – 2003

    • Joanne Kindt Art Scholarship – 2007

    • Collaborative Research Grant  (Art) – 2007

      Project Name:
      Alive: A Figurative Study on Individuals Living with HIV/AIDS, a Challenge on Current Perceptions of the Disease in Today’s Society

    • Artists Choice (Alex Garant) - Trekell Pet Portrait Competition - Oils - 2024

    • Special Merit Award - Arts & Color Magazine (Pets) - 2025

    • Special Merit Award - Arts & Color Magazine (Wildlife/Animals) - 2025

    • Honorable Mention - In Oils/Acrylics Category for “Lulu” - Richeson Small Works Juried Exhibition 2026

    • Member of the Wisconsin Visual Artists - South Central Chapter

    • Wisconsin Watercolor Society

    • American Watercolor Society

    • Association of Wisconsin Artists

    • Transparent Watercolor Society of America

    Current Board Positions Held: Wisconsin Watercolor Society Website & Social Media Coordinator

    • Pattern Play – Crowd Sourced Coloring Book (A Brit & Co/Crayola/Target Collaboration). *One illustration included.

    • Shoutout LA - Featured Artist

    • Art and Color 365 Magazine - Pet Portrait Finalist - Special Merit Award 2025

    • The Shallot: Journal of Mental Health, Art & Literature - 2025

    • 101 Art Book: Dog Edition - 2026

  • 2026

    • WVA SC Chapter - Kasieta Center Group Show - “Lulu’s Dream”

    • Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts - Lake Effect Group Exhibition - “Winters Rest”

    • Richeson Small Works - Juried Exhibition - “Lulu”

    • Portage Center for the Arts - Art that Blooms Exhibit - “Iris”

    • Cedarburg Cultural Center - Wisconsin Watercolor Society Member Show

    • Hardy Gallery - Door County Community Mosaic Project

    • Richeson Still Life & Florals - Online Juried Exhibition - “Pack Mentality”

    2025

    • Richeson75 Small Works - Juried Exhibition - “Nested”

    • Rhode Island Watercolor Society - Natural Wonders Juried Exhibition - “Iris”

    • Cedarburg Art Museum - Now You See Me: Self-Portraits by Wisconsin Artists - “Gone But Not Forgotten”

    • Gallerium - HERE and NOW 2025 - Juried Exhibition - “The Spark”

    • Hardy Gallery Door County Community Mosaic Project

    • UW Hospital - SC Members Show

    • Wisconsin Museum of Art - Members Show

    2024

    • Richeson Small Works - Juried Exhibition - “Spindalis”

    • Hardy Gallery Door County - Community Mosaic Project

    • SMAC Art Center Gallery - Solo Show “Of Wind and Sea”

    • Richeson75 - Juried Exhibition “Animals, Birds & Wildlife”

    2023

    • Richeson Small Works - Juried Exhibition - “Goldfinch”

    • Hatch Art House - Madison, WI